Rated PG
Opens: November 21, 2008
Studio: Disney
Starring the Voices of: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell and James Lipton
Directed by: Byron Howard & Chris Williams
Kevin says Bolt kinda rocks!
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Read Kevin’s review of Bolt here.
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A Look at the Restoration of “Sleeping Beauty”
BY KEVIN CARR
Sara Duran-Singer is the Senior VP of Post Production at Walt Disney Studios and the Executive Sponsor In-Charge of restoration and preservation. She oversaw how Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” was restored for the Platinum-Edition DVD and BluRay release.
Ever since DVDs became the home video standard, the Walt Disney Company has provided fans with incredible releases in the form of Platinum Editions. The platinum treatment is reserved for only the classic in the Disney library, and with each release, technology has allowed them to restore the film even more.
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WALL-EJune 27, 2008
STARRING
Ben Burtt as WALL-E
Elissa Knight as EVE
Jeff Garlin as CAPTAIN
Fred Willard as SHELBY FORTHRIGHT, BnL CEO
Studio: Disney/Pixar
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
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BY KEVIN CARR
On a visit to the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, I had a chance to see – and touch – a part of Disney history. Resident Disney historian David Smith gave the press a peek at some of the correspondence between Walt Disney and Dodie Smith, the author of the original book “The One Hundred and One Dalmatians.”
While the letters from Walt Disney were carbon copies from 1961 (as the originals are with Mrs. Smith’s estate in England), the letters to Disney are the originals.
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A look into Disney history with never-before-seen cells of Cruella De Vil.”
BY KEVIN CARR
During an interview with Alice Davis, the widow of legendary Disney animator Marc Davis, she was kind enough to pull out a piece of Disney history. In addition to designing characters like Maleficent and Tinkerbell, Marc Davis was also in charge of designing the classic Disney villain Cruella De Vil for “101 Dalmatians.”
Due to the fact that “101 Dalmatians” used a new, innovative technology to strike the cells from the original artists’ renderings, Davis was in charge of animated the entire character for the film. Because of this, Davis did not need to create reference sheets of Cruella De Vil for other animators. However, he did a number of sketches and drawings for his own reference.
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BY KEVIN CARR
Kevin Carr takes an art class at Walt Disney Studios in preparation for the Platinum Edition DVD release of “101 Dalmatians.”
A childhood dream of mine came true this month at the Walt Disney Studios. I had a chance to sit in with an art class at Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim and at the Animation Studios in Burbank, California. Master animator Andreas Deja, who is responsible for designing such classic villains as Scar from “The Lion King” and Jafar from “Aladdin,” led a class of journalists from around the world.
We got a chance to follow a piece of art from a pencil sketch, through the Xerox photographic process, onto an animated cell and through the ink-and-paint department.
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A Q&A with “TinkerBell” Filmmakers
BY KEVIN CARR
After being shut down in June of 2007, the “TinkerBell” movie is back in gear. After showing advanced clips of the film to press in February 2008, producer Jeannine Russo and director Brad Raymond were on hand to answer some questions about the film.
Q: What was it like bringing TinkerBell alive in 3D?
BRADLEY RAYMOND: Well, it was definitely a challenge because Tinker Bell is such great character, her design. Marc Davis designed her in such a perfect design. And to be able to capture the essence of Tinker Bell to put her into a 3-D believable world was a challenge. We wanted to capture the essence but there’s all kinds of things like the hair and making sure her hair looks like that same silhouette that you see in Marc’s great drawings and interpret it.
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The press gets a sneak peek at the new “TinkerBell” movie, and some explanation of what happened behind the scenes
BY KEVIN CARR
Anyone who follows movie news – and particularly what’s been going on with Disney and Pixar – has heard the story of John Lasseter shutting down production of the direct-to-DVD “The TinkerBell Movie” last June. Recently, I was fortunate enough to get an inside peek at what has happened to the TinkerBell property.
The “TinkerBell” movie was in full swing, and the studio was even dropping ads on the head of some of their DVDs. However, when Disney acquired Pixar, “Toy Story” director John Lasseter was put in charge of the new animation department. After looking at the already in-progress project, Lasseter shut it down. The official word is that he didn’t feel the story was up to snuff.
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The press gets a sneak peek at the new “TinkerBell” movie, and some explanation of what happened behind the scenes
BY KEVIN CARR
Anyone who follows movie news – and particularly what’s been going on with Disney and Pixar – has heard the story of John Lasseter shutting down production of the direct-to-DVD “The TinkerBell Movie” last June. Recently, I was fortunate enough to get an inside peek at what has happened to the TinkerBell property.
The “TinkerBell” movie was in full swing, and the studio was even dropping ads on the head of some of their DVDs. However, when Disney acquired Pixar, “Toy Story” director John Lasseter was put in charge of the new animation department. After looking at the already in-progress project, Lasseter shut it down. The official word is that he didn’t feel the story was up to snuff.
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On This Week’s Show: We are joined by our good friend David Medsker from Bullz-Eye.com. He helps us break down this week’s rollercoaster ride of new releases, including a Disney flick that is looking to “take on” the box office, a Stephen King adaptation with a wicked ending and another video game movie with a very inconspicuous leading man. We also run down our list of the Ten Hottest Trashy Chicks in Movie History and talk (at great length) about various offensive topics. Never to be underestimated for our shameless pursuit of food, this is Fat Guys at the Movies — and this is our Thanksgiving Feast!
Films Reviewed this Week: Hitman, The Mist, Enchanted and August Rush.
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